January 2019 – Mitchell News

Life in Buenos Aires – Week 1 6 min read

Life in Buenos Aires – Week 1

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Life in Buenos Aires As we had 7 weeks in Argentina after our cruise and before our flight back to New Zealand, we decided to... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Final days 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Final days

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 16 –At sea……exploring behind the scenes.. The people in the stateroom next to us appeared to order room service breakfast every day, something we’d... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Puerto Madryn 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Puerto Madryn

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 14 –At sea again……. After a day ashore, we were happy to have a quiet day. A large part of the day was spent... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Stanley (aka Port Stanley) 5 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Stanley (aka Port Stanley)

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 13 –Stanley, Falkland Islands….sooooo good to go ashore The ship was abuzz with excitement from very early morning. Everyone was hanging out to get... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Days 11-12 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Days 11-12

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 11 –Elephant Island…following in the footsteps of Shackleton We woke to the ship healing over to the portside due to the strong winds, with... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Days 7-10 7 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Days 7-10

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 7 – Day at sea….and navigating the dreaded Drake Passage The previous evening, Captain Carl had promised early morning waves bigger than any we’d... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Ushuaia 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Ushuaia

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 6 – Ushuaia, Fin de Mondo- the end of the world Everyone was up in the Living Room at the bow of the ship... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Days 3-5 5 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Days 3-5

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Day 3 – At sea: A Day of Art We had only ever experienced one sea day on a cruise before as we had always... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Day 1-2 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Day 1-2

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

17 Night Antarctica Pursuit Voyage Having sailed on the Azamara Quest a few times and enjoyed the atmosphere, last time we were on board we... Read More

Pre cruise in Buenos Aires 6 min read

Pre cruise in Buenos Aires

Walter & Glenda 7 years ago

Leaving Brisbane …. In order to sort out our luggage – reduce our 8 suitcases down to 4 – we decided to move out of... Read More